‘SNL’ Star Michael Che Drinks on Air After Trump Victory, Shouts Out R. Kelly: ‘If White People Can Elect Their Felon, I Can Dance to Mine’

For his first “Weekend Update” segment following Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday, co-anchor Michael Che appeared to raid his liquor cabinet.
“How did I let y’all convince me that rural Pennsylvania would pick the Jamaican Indian lady?” Che lamented before reaching under his desk for a glass of brown liquid. “Clearly, I’ve been spending too much time around white liberals and their goofy optimism. It wasn’t even close. At one point, Trump was so far ahead, they put in Bronny,” he added, referring to NBA superstar LeBron James’ son and current teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Che’s comedic partner Colin Jost got in his own jabs at the president-elect, mocking Trump’s promise of a golden age for America (“Things turn golden when the sun is setting on them”) and comparing Vice President-elect Jd Vance’s experience as an adult Catholic convert to his...
“How did I let y’all convince me that rural Pennsylvania would pick the Jamaican Indian lady?” Che lamented before reaching under his desk for a glass of brown liquid. “Clearly, I’ve been spending too much time around white liberals and their goofy optimism. It wasn’t even close. At one point, Trump was so far ahead, they put in Bronny,” he added, referring to NBA superstar LeBron James’ son and current teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Che’s comedic partner Colin Jost got in his own jabs at the president-elect, mocking Trump’s promise of a golden age for America (“Things turn golden when the sun is setting on them”) and comparing Vice President-elect Jd Vance’s experience as an adult Catholic convert to his...
- 11/10/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
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